USPTO Patents Application 10807488

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Docket No.: 58696US002
Transmittal of Patent Application - Rule 1.53(b)

Mail Stop Patent Application
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Inventor(s): Ronald P. SW ANSON

Title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FLEXING A WEB

1 . ^ Enclosed is the above-identified new patent application. It includes:
15 Pages of Specification (including claims and abstract)
23 Number of Claims

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5 Sheets of Drawings
□ This application claims priority to Provisional Application No.
Enclosed is an executed Declaration and Power of Attorney.

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Enclosed is an executed Assignment to 3M Innovative Properties Company and a completed Assignment
Recordation Cover Sheet.

Enclosed is a Certified Copy of Priority Document(s)

Other enclosures:

The fee for filing this application is computed as follows:

. (if foreign priority is claimed).

Claims as Filed

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Number Filed

Number Extra

Rate

Basic Fee: $770.00

Total claims

23

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x $18.00

$54.00

Independent claims

4

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x $86.00

$86.00 |

Additional fee for filing one or more multiple dependent claims

$290.00

$0.00

Total Amount Due

$910.00

8. ^ Please charge to Deposit Account No. 13-3723 any fees under 37 CFR §§1.16 and 1 .17, which may be

required to file and during the entire pendency of this application. This authorization includes the fee for
any necessary extension of time under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). To the extent any such extension should
become necessary, it is hereby requested. One copy of this sheet marked duplicate is also enclosed.

9. Kl Enclosed is a return receipt postcard.

Respectfully submitted,

Date

Office of Intellectual Property Counsel
3M Innovative Properties Company
Facsimile No.: (651 ) 736-3833

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Telephone No.: (651)736-6432

Filing of Papers and Fees by Express Mailing

Pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.10, this application and the documents and fees listed on this transmittal letter are being
deposited on the date indicated below with the United States Postal Service "Express Mail Post Office to Addressee"
service addressed to: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Date of Deposit

March 23, 2004

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